Hello friends and fellow bloggers,
I hope the week has gone well for you and that you're looking forward to the weekend.
I've been busy with preparing for the move by sorting, cleaning, organizing and decluttering. But I took a few breaks. On this day I went for a walk to do some errands and to "smell the flowers" along the way.
Hi friends and fellow bloggers,
I love colour in the sky but I seldom get to catch a sunset. I can't see it from my home. But I can catch the sun rising and sometimes there are some interesting cloud formations and now and then there is glorious colour to go with it. I notice that the morning sky colour doesn't last very long so I'm glad I was quick enough to get some photos.
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| August 16, 2022 |
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| August 16, 2022 |
I'm linking up with Skywatch Friday today.
Thank you for stopping by!
Early this week I finally completed the digital project I've been working on and now I'm turning to a few other things like reading, sewing and crafts. I've also got a lot to catch up on with lab tests, medical and dental appointments. I also go in for my 2nd Covid jab next week. I'll be glad when that is done though I hardly think that will be the end of it all. We will all hear more in time but I'm thankful that the country's Covid numbers are now getting under control. It will only help us if all other countries can also get their numbers under control before the world wide travel restrictions are lifted. I'm hopeful that I can visit with two different family members before the end of the summer.
I don't think I've shared here yet but I finally was able to have my late mom's power wheelchair picked up for assessment and repair. This has been on hold for a very long time due to Covid restrictions. But at last it went out the door and the good news is that the things I thought needed repair were the exact things that needed repair (new batteries, charger and air for the 2 Roho cushions). My friend and the organization she belongs to raised the funds for the repairs and the chair will now be gifted to a woman who is a paraplegic. I am very happy for her as it will make her life that much easier. To date she has been trying to get by in a manual wheelchair that she propels herself. This is just not working out and is very exhausting as you can imagine. Now she will be able to drive around in comfort.
Alvin, the young man in Kenya is now in his first phase of seminary training called Postulancy. He is at the halfway mark of a 2 month period of introductory studies. Once that finishes he will return home to Nairobi for a brief break before commencing full time study in August. He is going through a period of adjustment but I think overall he will enjoy it.
Livingstone was recovering at home from Covid 19 and has been out of quarantine now for just over a week. He has also returned to the hospital for what we thought was removal of his leg cast. Instead the hospital has asked him to start on a vitamin regime, removed his old cast and put a new cast on. Many villagers do not get adequate nutrition and this makes it difficult for them to heal in the normal way. I hope next time he goes to the doctor they will find that his leg has properly healed.
I hope all is well in your part of the world. Keep safe.
Joining in with Skywatch Friday.
It's been a very busy and a very frigid week. It didn't start out so cold but as the days went by it got gradually colder and it isn't done yet. You can perhaps see the chill in the sky.
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It was rush hour as I headed out to the library.
Books
After I picked up the new books I head straight to McD's for a hot coffee and began to read the new memoir written by the country singer, Sara Evans. I'm enjoying it so far and the other books look really good as well. At least I have my reading material for the weekend.
It snowed twice this week. Once on Monday and once on Tuesday but the snow didn't stick around. It is supposed to snow again on several days before the weekend is over. I found it very cold here and apparently the city smashed a 100 year record for cold weather in the last day or so. However the temperatures are nothing like it is in most of the rest of the province and in other parts of Canada and probably the USA too.
Meals
Saturday night I made some boiled bratwurst and had potato salad with it. Sunday night was the NFL Superbowl. We had BBQ ribs and chicken wings. I didn't have anything else. I don't actually watch the football game I just listen to the half time show and I was pleased and proud of Canadian, The Weeknd (not a spelling error) and his show. It's been reported that he spent $7M of his own money in addition to the production funds provided by Pepsi company, to create a fabulous show. I don't know if that is true or a rumour but I thought the show was very, very creative. Did any of you see it, and if yes, what did you think of it.
Monday night we had fried fillet of sole with lemon pepper, buttery corn niblets and steamed rice.
Tuesday night I made roasted pork belly, stir fried kale and crispy tofu and steamed rice once again. It is only the second time I've made pork belly and it is quite delicious. I bought a fairly large chunk of it and have cut and packaged enough for another two meals in future.
On Wednesday night I made a tossed salad with a variety of greens, grape tomatoes cut in half and red onions. The dressing was made of grapeseed oil, mustard, honey and freshly squeezed orange juice. We had steamed BBQ salmon and steamed rice. Sorry my photo of the salmon shows a partially eaten dinner. I had forgotten to take a photo before I started eating.
I think it must be some kind of record for me to make steamed rice so often in one week.
Friday's dinner is going to be beef brisket with a homemade brisket rub, nugget potatoes and salad. I might actually make fried rice instead of, or in addition to, the nugget potatoes since I want to use up the leftover rice. Whatever is not eaten will be good for leftover lunch.
Here are some photos I took when I went brisket shopping. I didn't actually know I was going to buy brisket but always keep my eyes open for a sale on it. It has become very expensive over the years.
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| These ones were far too big and close to $100 Canadian. |
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| I bought one of the smaller ones on the left. |
Kenyan Missions
Pastor Jonah has had a busy week too and was unexpectedly called to a village where he is helping a widow with land issues in a situation where her husband died intestate. The matter is proceeding through court to get legal land grant and I understand that land and court officials and the area chiefs (local traditional leadership) want to make a site visit to assure themselves that everything is above board. Once this is done I don't think it will take too long to get a court hearing to hear the final verdict. I'm not sure how much longer after that it will take for all the grantees to obtain land titles in their own names as the widow/executrix is subdividing the land amongst the rightful beneficiaries. Then she can breathe easier knowing that she has a place to live until the end of her days. It has taken long to get this far and also been costly. Kindly keep this matter in your prayers.
The usual helps have been given out to 5 people for medicine, medical care and food as well as some funds for medical insurance cover.
I was planning to go to the lab for blood work on Friday but was thinking of waiting until Monday due to the cold weather we're having. Now I see that it's Family Day, a statutory holiday on Monday so I either have to go on Friday after all, or wait until Tuesday.
Take care everyone and keep warm.
Linking up with Skywatch Friday
Hi friends and fellow bloggers,
I've been meaning to post these photos since the latter part of August. I took these at sunrise. I will miss getting sunrise photos now that summer is pretty much over and the sunrise later. Once we are into our rainy weather there won't be much of a sun to capture so I will enjoy through my photo memories. I hope you like these ones.
I didn't spend much time in the garden over the summer or sitting on the patio as I had planned. Nonetheless the patio garden gave me enjoyment whenever I went out to take photos of the sky. The garden has just a bit of life left but it won't be long before it will be completely finished for the season.
I'm not much of a gardener and I don't honestly enjoy it all that much. But I do enjoy seeing colour when I go out on the patio and that is why I do it. I have two gardens. One at home and one at the park. This year the one at the park didn't get any attention. Due to Covid 19 I hardly ventured out.
How about you dear reader? Are you a gardener? I think most of you have much larger gardens than I do.
I much prefer to read or crochet. Right now I'm reading my 50th book, A Letter From Paris. You can read more about it here.
I've really slowed down the reading since I completed my 45th book, as 45 is my goal for 2020 because I want to start doing some other hobbies soon. That plan might be a little difficult because I've currently got a lot of books on hold at the library and the local branch is reopening in 4 days.
I finished the following books since my last post on books. I can recommend them all except the book, Behind Her Eyes, was not my cup of tea at all due to the metaphysical aspects of the book ,lucid dreaming and body switching. I didn't know what I was getting into when I read it. I just thought it was a murder mystery thriller. I understand they are making it into a movie so it's probably a movie I will pass on.
It is a long weekend here at home but I have a lot of errands to do.
I hope you all have a safe and healthy weekend.
Linking up with Skywatch Friday.
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